At least one person has requested clemency for Leonard Taylor, a man facing execution next month for the shooting deaths of his girlfriend and her three children in St. Louis County nearly two decades ago.
NORMANDY, Mo. -- Two teens are under arrest for a string of St. Louis County business burglaries that happened on December 6, 2022. A stolen Hyundai Sonata from Calverton Park was used in these crimes. They are now facing burglary and stealing charges. Two 16-year-old boys from north St. Louis are now in police custody. [...]
Tragedy unfolding Thursday morning in Fairview Heights. A 61-year-old woman was found dead inside her home after authorities responded to a medical emergency there and found a fire.
Authorities are addressing concerns about why juvenile suspects were released following a violent incident outside the City Foundry in Midtown, where shots were fired.
A growing concern statewide about crime going unpunished in the City of St. Louis has a bi-partisan group of lawmakers calling for the Missouri governor to appoint a special prosecutor for St. Louis.
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is working to improve communications with the juvenile court system to prevent the release of suspects deemed dangerous.
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department has been under local control for the last decade, but some lawmakers would like to see the agency overseen by the state.